Expansion/Imperialism Quiz

A major reason the United States began to expand during the late 1800s was that the-

• Monroe Doctrine required such action
• expansion of American industry made acquiring new markets and additional resources desirable
• population pressures within the United States had become more severe
• rising influence of China was a threat to U.S. military interests

Yellow journalists created support for the Spanish-American War by writing articles about the-

• political popularity of Theodore Roosevelt
• efforts of the United States to control Mexico
• sinking of the United States battleship the Maine in Havana Harbor
• destruction of United States sugar plantations by Hawaiians

What conclusion can best be drawn from these three headlines?

-Hawaiian Planters Urge American Annexation

-U.S. and Germany negotiate for control of the Samoan islands

-U.S. gains control of Wake Island in Guam

• United States territorial expansion occurred across the Pacific Ocean
• Construction of a railroad to Alaska was a major policy goal
• The Anti-Imperialist League strongly influenced Congress
• Respect for native cultures motivated United States foreign policy

Which geographic factor played a role in the construction of the Panama Canal?

• Workers faced attacks by Panamanian nationalists
• Heavy rains and mountainous terrain led to frequent mud slides
• Cutting through the bedrock had to be done without heavy machinery
• Similar elevations in the Atlantic and Pacific allowed for swift constriction

What was the primary reason for the establishment of the Open Door Policy?

• To protect United States trade in China
• To gain control of the Panama Canal Zone
• To encourage Chinese immigration to the United States
• To improve relations with China

An important result of the Spanish-American War was that the United States-

• acquired territories in Africa
• became a world power with an overseas empire
• improved its relations with Germany
• lost interest in Latin American affairs

President Theodore Roosevelt’s policies toward Latin America were evidence of his belief in

• noninvolvement in world affairs
• intervention when American business interests were threatened
• the sovereign rights of all nations
• the need for European interference in the Western Hemisphere

After the Spanish-American War, the United States saw the need to build the Panama Canal because-

• new colonies had been acquired in Africa
• Spanish opposition to the canal had ended
• The United States navy could then move more quickly between oceans
• United States railroads could not transport enough manufactured goods

Which policy sought to further American interests in Latin America by using the financial power of American business?

• Policy of “Watchful Waiting”
• Big Stick Diplomacy
• Open Door Policy
• Dollar Diplomacy

Which overseas action most clearly illustrated the use of the “Roosevelt Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine?

• the purchase of Alaska from Russia
• the declaration of war against Spain in 1898
• the annexation of the Hawaiian islands
• the collection of debts owed by the Dominican Republic